New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14

coal chiefly and had large supply on hand II is the
there is always large stock OH hand in the winter
THE RAILROADS AND THE STRIKE.
aEsPoN sIBILITY DIsCLAIMED By THE READING-A
COURT ORDER ABOUT JERSEY CENTRAL
1t has been repeatedly since the coahandlers
strike began that the disturbance was due wholly to the
action of the Philadelphia aud Reading Railway Com
pauy in reducing the wages of Its laborers. state
ment to effect published yesterday bnt 1t
in accordance with the facts About $500 men In
tie employ of .he Reading Company at Port Richmond
went strike the last of the year and remained
ont week. hut then all differences were adjusted
on terms satisfactory both 10 the company and tue e
ployss Austin COrbn, president of the company said
Yesterday In brief interval in his business engagments
The blan strike appears TO have been atd
the Reading Conn any, but statement that We dlh
anytlH; 1t is utterly erroneous We had our
difficulty few weeks ago, but that was settled amcaby
and our men have joined in the present strike.
few at Fort Elizabeth where some coal had been
sent are strike. but they number So men al told
thirty-four trmmers and fftyone topmeh. These are
the only laborers in the entire Reading system WHO
involved tue present strike do not think that any
one comp any lie responsible for the existing condition
OF affairs time in the spring early sumner the
pay of laborers was advanced 22i2 cents hour.
When the of the Jersey Genital Railroad took
possession OF that property on January they gave
notice that they should reduce the OF topnen from
OF the other companies the lacka~a lehigh Valley
and Reading com panies agreed join the reduction
The men Immediately went strike and refused 10
resume work at 25 cents hour. do not
how the fault can be laid on airy one company; Ger
the Reading We dOink Iegulsr busi
ness Port Richmond. where everything is working
smoothly We are handling there large amount OF
1t was sail by another person who largely interested
In the Reading Company that tue trlse was ID no way
acoDseIuence Uf action OF the new Iresidcn Mr.
Cort has done nothing since his accession to tue man
add Ia fnr
In fact am not sure that he .oes not 81 athze to
certain extent with the laborers AT any rate an
that enertsus different the laOor question
fiom those that might naturally be expected think
that wordhe regards LABOR as equal partner with
capital therefore entitled to some authority in tue
managrneut 81 the patnerstlp araI lie
great sympathy with tue aborus classes lie has been
blamed great deal for his efforts tward economy In
the management OF the Reading road He has dis
charged thousand men prob by. and In my opinion
eisnty OF the s.r'ce hut you a. that every man d
he was no longer wanted think that from thi, clamor
las well as from the tact that the nst Increment was
The impression that the strike arose ON some action OF
Ths United st ties Circuit Court for the District Of
Eew,Jer.ey Yesterday RECEIVED Etitios' tor the courts
Ys OF the New Jersey Central Railroad. The
petition said:
q the men continue to refuse to 60 to work others com
base set at body Of iawess
s,acked them and INFLICTED great injury them sS
fsrs WE and
;s % Yet all rsse The , Ts are 3 in
s Ss pray pray 1s~i y 10 as e aRg
to gyp Warning by formal oce that Interference with The
IT, s f1sie G s That cGS s T he % Hr
with your petitioners i'll the protection Of the
properly in Their hands
The order of the Court Is as follows:
Upon fling the petition receivers ordered
they are hereby authorized directed give
cena nShs Of S m
@ ssa Gqa and y he bsD 30 a% %
s in Their hands against all manner GaSS ''f
Rw De Forest one of the counsel for the receivers
said The receivers have nothing 10 do with the
strike They found IL In existence when they took
exist among any their employ, ali whom they
believe to be thoroughly loyal The coal docks at Port
charge OF the receiver 80 far am aware the con
Ss M as ' and # A'fs
will be when new men are employed can,
propose do all in their to transport coal Work
resumed by their shippers at very early date
be necessary It's well settled however that any
with property III the hands OF receivers be
punished summariy by imprisonment or hno
COMPANY said yeserday don't think that the press
generally has recognized the position OF the Delaware
il from the ousrt our left their work without any
notice complaint They getting good wages FOR
branches kind Of work They did discover
that they grievances until they had been out
week Then received complaint from them, signed
by q person whom did not know. They demanded |
that an the who had left should he taken back
work by the company aud further that the grievances
should be aTbitrated by District Assembly No. 49, |
knights OF Labor IL We are 10 be dictated 10 In that
way state of anarchy Is existence. aud something
should be done 10 stop IT. The company determined to
light this strike TO the bitter end. and nothing will be
left undone and expense spared to maintain It's
rights"
RESTRAINED BY MILITIA AT NEWPORT NEWS.
NgwPokT NEWS Jan. l3 tSpeciaD.-The steamer Guy
andote was loaded last night without interference and
sailed this morning The Seneca arrived from NewYOrk
this evening with sixtyfye carloads of freight She
touched at Norfolk and took about eighty men who
her here. The Chesapeake and Ohio has |
about $50 men work, which Is about half the usual
force They have difficulty in supplying steamers
calling coal and other freight Is being handled with
speed General Anderson who has command
Of the militia returned Richmond tonight but does
not think advisable TO withdraw the troops until
emicabe adjustment Is reached the strikers return TO
work A few OF the Old men have returned and others
will doubt follow but they Inundated BY threats
BY their Captain Paul, VI the Richmond state
Guards commands the first company OF colored troops
Dvcr called into active service by the State OF Virginia.
justly proud Of the distinction conferred
lie by Governor Lee The coast survey steamer
3lske from New York, up for coal 1T noon today
nd caused Excitement among the strikers, who